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Every year I get all inspired. But somehow it dissipates pretty

quickly . . .

You can create an over-the-top joyous Sukkot at home, one to

remember fondly long after the pandemic has been relegated to the dusty annals

of history.

Contrary to what

one may expect, Kol Nidre is neither flowery nor inspiring (at first blush).

"G‑d, I am sorry," Yussie began. "I want to go inside to pray, but I haven't eaten anything for a day and a half, and I am afraid I will pass out and embarrass myself. So, please, G‑d, would you mind hearing Yussie's forgiveness prayer out here?"

Many of us will be celebrating Yom Kippur alone. Here are our pro tips to making your at-home Yom Kippur meaningful and memorable.

There is an essential problem in the combination of Shabbat and teshuvah.

Which path is the Jew to follow? Is he to strive towards heaven and keep himself aloof from worldly events? Or is he, like Isaiah, to find his spiritual home in the things of the earth?

Here’s your chance to rethink some things that “everyone knows” about the holy day.

She reached her ninth month and finally was just about to start her 38th week when her husband came home with the news that his coworker was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Before we stand before Him in judgment on Rosh Hashanah, G‑d wishes to see all the different types of Jews join in true unity—the leaders together with the lay people; born Jews and converts, men, women and children.